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they're caring for the environment. they're people we should be incredibly proud of, people who stand up against intimidation, against bullying, and say, "look, we're not prepared to allow you to tell us how to live our lives." >> well, he does get away with it. not only does he take on the local people but he becomes a hero to the elites there. he even receives an honorary doctorate from aberdeen university. >> american billionaire donald trump defied his critics to pick up an honorary degree from aberdeen's robert gordon university. he's pledged to build the world's greatest golf course on the menie estate in aberdeenshire. >> today aberdeen's robert gordon university recognized u.s. tycoon donald trump's ability to make money. now a doctorate of business administration -- >> how did that come about that he got an honorary doctorate from aberdeen university when he's become such a fount of controversy with the people out there who are opposing him violating their space? >> it's baffling. it's absolutely baffling. i do
they're caring for the environment. they're people we should be incredibly proud of, people who stand up against intimidation, against bullying, and say, "look, we're not prepared to allow you to tell us how to live our lives." >> well, he does get away with it. not only does he take on the local people but he becomes a hero to the elites there. he even receives an honorary doctorate from aberdeen university. >> american billionaire donald trump defied his critics to pick...
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officials will abolish the agencies in the autumn and create a new body and transfer oversight to the environment ministry. jatsko said leaders of the new regulator will have to be more transparent. he sell if they do, they'll gain the public's trust. jatsko says he understand why japanese have protested. he says that dialogue is important as the government and the people will have to decide where japan will get its energy. >>> skashted thunderstorms in central parts of japan. we have the latest. >> yes, gene, in tack yamma just toward the west of tokyo, close to 50 millimeters in an hour. now, farther toward the south we are watching thunderstorms blow up, and this could be rather hazardous, with the earthquake flaring up, that could bringlan these rain showers blowing up throughout the overnight hours, you'll definitely want to watch that very closely here. farther toward the north we are watching some heavy rain showers in and around central china. this is going to occur some 100 to 150 millimeters of rain very well could be occurring here as this low continues to push off toward the east. beh
officials will abolish the agencies in the autumn and create a new body and transfer oversight to the environment ministry. jatsko said leaders of the new regulator will have to be more transparent. he sell if they do, they'll gain the public's trust. jatsko says he understand why japanese have protested. he says that dialogue is important as the government and the people will have to decide where japan will get its energy. >>> skashted thunderstorms in central parts of japan. we have...
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it is healthy for the wearer and the environment. it exists of a protein found in milk that is used as a binding agent in foods. the protein is heated and pressed into fibers. the company only uses milk that is not fit for consumption and would otherwise be thrown away. >> it is special because we only used natural raw materials, meaning no chemicals. the whole procedure only takes one hour. it is very eco-friendly and we do not need much water, two leaders of the most. we hope it will be especially good for people with allergies because we do not use pesticides. >> she got two innovation awards since she founded the label in 2011. this year she wants to begin mass production. her dresses will cost between 150 euros and 200 euros and the men's collection is already in the planning. >> a new exhibition in berlin explores the relationship between artists and the press. >> this looks at the symbiosis between the two fields which each of them claiming to be the guardians of the truth while at the same time never quite been able to define
it is healthy for the wearer and the environment. it exists of a protein found in milk that is used as a binding agent in foods. the protein is heated and pressed into fibers. the company only uses milk that is not fit for consumption and would otherwise be thrown away. >> it is special because we only used natural raw materials, meaning no chemicals. the whole procedure only takes one hour. it is very eco-friendly and we do not need much water, two leaders of the most. we hope it will be...
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in this environment, when you have in public opinion polls a sense from the public that they don't think their kids are going to make it, that is not a good place. the other thing is that a is not the number that is the problem, but these guys play by totally different rules than the rest of us. >> one thing populists are right about, the game is big in congress in favor of rich people. carried interest, which allows big money guys to pay capital gains instead of income, is outrageous, it needs to be changed. scrutiny on this may bring about that change. lobbyists have done a great job in washington protecting tax cuts for millionaires. >> two points -- which is why republican proposals for tax reform, along the lines of simpson-bowles, are exactly what the country needs and what obama has rejected. john kerry, a nominee for the democrats in 2004, released one year of taxes in 2003, paid less than did mitt romney. it applies across the board. if it is a black mark on romney, it should have been on kerry. but it is a different cycle. but romney in the debate showed that he could defend it
in this environment, when you have in public opinion polls a sense from the public that they don't think their kids are going to make it, that is not a good place. the other thing is that a is not the number that is the problem, but these guys play by totally different rules than the rest of us. >> one thing populists are right about, the game is big in congress in favor of rich people. carried interest, which allows big money guys to pay capital gains instead of income, is outrageous, it...
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the idea it would have any affect on the environment is ridiculous and the oil would have ended up in china. it is a disgraceful decision. >> republicans have won the debate. that is simple. it is jobs. that is what it has been. and this is the jobs president and this is not a plus if you look politically. >> it is -- in american history, the state department -- he did it entirely as a political coalition. >> you got the last word. thanks. see you next week. >> for a transcript of this broadcast, log onto >> for a transcript of this broadcast, log onto >> ted kooser was an insurance man for 35 years before he became poet laureate of the united states. he lives with his wife and two dogs near the town of garland, nebraska, where he writes about life on the great plains. >> here, on fine long legs springy as steel a life rides, sealed in a small brown pill that skims along over the basement floor wrapped up in a simple obsession. eight legs reach out like the master ribs of a web in which some thought is caught dead center in its own small world, a thought so far from the touch of thing
the idea it would have any affect on the environment is ridiculous and the oil would have ended up in china. it is a disgraceful decision. >> republicans have won the debate. that is simple. it is jobs. that is what it has been. and this is the jobs president and this is not a plus if you look politically. >> it is -- in american history, the state department -- he did it entirely as a political coalition. >> you got the last word. thanks. see you next week. >> for a...
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. >> you've written that climate change has little to do with the state of the environment, but much to do with the state of capitalism and transforming the american economic system and you see an opening with sandy, right? >> i do see an opening because, you know, whenever you have this kind of destruction there has to be a reconstruction and what i documented in the shock doctrine is that these right-wing think tanks leak the american enterprise institute and the cato institute and heritage foundation, they historically have gotten very, very good at seizing these moments of opportunity to push through their wish lists of policies and often their wish lists of policies, after hurricane katrina there was a meeting at the heritage foundation just two weeks after the storm hit. parts of the city were still under water and there was a meeting and "the wall street journal" reported from it and the heading was 31 free market solutions for hurricane katrina and you go down the list and it was -- don't re-open the public schools. replace the public schools with vouchers and drill for oil i
. >> you've written that climate change has little to do with the state of the environment, but much to do with the state of capitalism and transforming the american economic system and you see an opening with sandy, right? >> i do see an opening because, you know, whenever you have this kind of destruction there has to be a reconstruction and what i documented in the shock doctrine is that these right-wing think tanks leak the american enterprise institute and the cato institute...
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them, with a corporate take on every important issue in american life, from health and safety to the environment to taxation. in alec task forces, elected state officials and corporate representatives close the doors to press and public and together approve the bills that will be sent out to america, but americans have no idea they come from alec unless someone like a mark pocan exposes it. >> when i went down to new orleans, to the alec convention last august, i remember going to a workshop and hearing a little bit about a bill they did in florida and some other states and there was a proposal to provide special needs scholarships and lo and behold, and i come back to wisconsin and what gets introduced? get ready i know you're going to have a shocked look on your face, a bill to do just that. >> 26 alec members in the wisconsin legislature sponsored that special needs bill, but the real sponsor was alec. pocan knew because the bill bore a striking resemblance to alec's model. have a look. but pocan isn't only concerned that alec sneaks bills into the state legislature. the intent behind the bil
them, with a corporate take on every important issue in american life, from health and safety to the environment to taxation. in alec task forces, elected state officials and corporate representatives close the doors to press and public and together approve the bills that will be sent out to america, but americans have no idea they come from alec unless someone like a mark pocan exposes it. >> when i went down to new orleans, to the alec convention last august, i remember going to a...
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has a (c) (4), and they focus on gun control or the environment. but they're not supposed to be out the majority of the time, running ads about candidates. so they have to be very careful not to cross that line. here's the problem, the line is this incredible, gray, moving structure. the i.r.s. has, you know, a dozen-part test, where this or that or the other subjective factor can do it. so even if you wanted to comply with all of this and be really careful, it's not easy to do it. so there's no clarity in this, which of course invites people to blow right through it and what happens if you're devious or you really don't care or you just are results-oriented, is you create one of these (c) (4)'s, you run all this money through it, and then you close it down. so it's gone. by the time the i.r.s. gets around to it and might want to audit it, it's defunct. you create another one. so this is the problem that you really face when you get down to the nuts and bolts of it. >> so karl rove sets up a big super pac so it can collect millions of dollars from
has a (c) (4), and they focus on gun control or the environment. but they're not supposed to be out the majority of the time, running ads about candidates. so they have to be very careful not to cross that line. here's the problem, the line is this incredible, gray, moving structure. the i.r.s. has, you know, a dozen-part test, where this or that or the other subjective factor can do it. so even if you wanted to comply with all of this and be really careful, it's not easy to do it. so there's...